I walk out of my school and scan the crowd for the gang, but instead I see Sodapop fighting with Amber. I sneak up behind the tree to make sure he isn't cheating and this is what I hear. "Soda, I'm sorry," Amber pleads. "How can you not be coming to the airport to say goodbye though?"

"Because Amber, I am in love with Dylan and she doesn't want me to plus I don't like you. Even if she did want me to, I wouldn't!" He yells.

"You're an asshole Soda," she growls.

"Yea, and your a bitch," he says like he said to me last week in the fight.

She shakes her head, "I'm happy to be out of the gang, you guys are traders. You guys turned on me for a blonde bimbo."

"Don't you call Dylan that!" He snaps. I walk away and pretend I heard nothing. He isn't cheating.

I walk through the crowd as I shout happily, "Sodapop!"

He turns around and lets out a relieved sigh as he smiles. He run over to me piratically tackling me down in a hug, "Dylan!"

"So, I heard, I'm now a. 'blonde bimbo,'" I laugh.

"And I'm an asshole," he jokes. He doesn't care that I spied because he loves me and I love him.

"Are you ready for our vacation to California?" 

"So ready for a week with just you, me, and the ocean," he smiles as he bends down to peck my lips.

"I love you so much Sodapop."

"I love you even more though Dylan-Rose."

"Impossible."

"Oh no, not impossible. Now, lets go back, say goodbye, and head for the airport."

"Lets. How long will we be there again?"

"The whole summer."

"Who's covering me at the DX?"

"Evie," I shrug.
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We walk into the room and drag out three suitcases, one for my clothing, one for Soda's, and one for essentials. I start to pull out shorts, crop tops, pajamas, t-shirts, tank-tops, shoes, dresses, skirts, a sweatshirt from Lexi, bikinis, and the leather jacket Dally got me. I then move on to essentials, I pack perfume, make-up, hair products,  shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hair grease for Soda, hair ties, nail polish, and face scrubs. I look over to Soda and he nods indicating he's ready. I grab my suit case and he grabs the other two. 

We hop into my pink corvette loading up the small trunk with the three suitcases. Soda hops in the passenger seat because, nobody's allowed to drive my baby. "You excited princess?"

"Yes, I can't wait to be back on my beach. We're staying at the house I stayed in and it's perfect with a pool and everything."

"If, I'm with you, I'm happy."

We pull into the Curtis house a few minutes after we pull out because we live around the corner. I walk into the house with Soda trailing me to see the whole gang waiting to drive us. "Hey guys. Ready?" Darry smiles. 

"Yes," I smirk as I peck Soda's lips.

"Then lets go," Pony smiles. The gang piled into the cars minus my corvette, It is Soda and I in Darry's car. Johnny and Pony in Dally's car. Lexi in Evie's car. Two-bit in Steve's car. "So you two going anywhere Dyl knows?" Darry asks.

"Well, we're staying at the same house I stayed at, um he's taking my surfing lessons, and I have a few surprises for him," I reply.

"So, you're working on your vacation," he states.

"I'm doing one or two lessons which will pay a lot depending on the number or kids and if the parents are good tippers, I inform him as we pull into the airport.

"Ah," he shrugs.

We all hug the other gang members and say out goodbye before leaving for California.